title: Effects of patterns of walking training on metabolic health of untrained postmenopausal women.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  High-intensity aerobic interval training (AIT) has been reported to be more effective than continuous aerobic training (CoAT) to improve metabolic health. The aim of our study was to investigate whether moderate-intensity AIT is more effective than CoAT on metabolic health when applied to a walking training program.
  
  
  METHODS
  Thirty-two postmenopausal women (55.37 ± 3.46 years) were investigated for body composition, plasma glucose, insulin, lipids, adiponectin, HOMA-IR, HOMA-AD, aerobic fitness, dietary habits, and spontaneous physical activity, and randomly assigned to one of two different walking training programs: CoAT or AIT.
  
  
  RESULTS
  CoAT and AIT elicited the same physiological benefits, including: reduction of plasma glucose, insulin, HOMA-IR and HOMA-AD, and increase of plasma HDL-C, adiponectin, and aerobic fitness.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  An AIT scheme as part of an outdoor walking training program elicits the same physiological adaptations as a CoAT scheme, probably because walking does not promote exercise intensities that elicit greater effects.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine and Aging Sciences, 'G. D'Annunzio' University of Chieti, Pescara, Italy.
authors.forename: Andrea
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Di Blasio
authors.forename: Pascal
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Izzicupo
authors.forename: Emanuele
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: D'Angelo
authors.forename: Sandra
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Melanzi
authors.forename: Ines
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Bucci
authors.forename: Sabina
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Gallina
authors.forename: Angela
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Di Baldassarre
authors.forename: Giorgio
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Napolitano
mesh_terms: D000222:Adaptation, Physiological; D001823:Body Composition; D015992:Body Mass Index; D008076:Cholesterol, HDL / Q000097:blood; D004493:Education / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007328:Insulin / Q000097:blood; D008875:Middle Aged; D010809:Physical Fitness / Q000502:physiology*; D017698:Postmenopause / Q000378:metabolism*; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D016138:Walking / Q000502:physiology*
chemical_list: D008076:Cholesterol, HDL; D007328:Insulin